HEINEKEN®
SILVER SALT SHED CHICAGO PROMOTION
Full
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASING A PRODUCT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
THE HEINEKEN® SILVER SALT
SHED CHICAGO PROMOTION
(“PROMOTION”) IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE
TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE OF ENTRY AND RESIDE IN THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS. PROMOTION IS GOVERNED EXCLUSIVELY BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATES.
BY ENTERING, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A BINDING
CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS
CONTRACT INCLUDES CERTAIN RELEASES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES, INCLUDING A WAIVER OF YOUR RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
This
Promotion consists of two (2) parts: (a) a random chance instant win program
(“Instant Win Program”) and (b) a random chance sweepstakes
(“Sweepstakes”). Collectively, the
Instant Win Program, and the Sweepstakes are referred to as the “Promotion,”
and the Instant Win Period, and the Sweepstakes Periods as the “Promotion
Period.”
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Instant Win Program and Sweepstakes drawing
are open to all legal residents of the United States residing in the state of Illinois,
who are 21 years of age and older at time of entry except as set forth below.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the following individuals and members of their families
(parents, grandparents, children, siblings, spouses) and immediate household
members (whether related or not) are not eligible for participation: employees,
officers, and directors of HEINEKEN USA Inc. (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media
(“Administrator”), and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliated
companies, their respective printers, and advertising, promotion, an
fulfillment agencies, alcoholic beverage suppliers, wholesalers, distributors,
and importers, and alcoholic beverage retailers. All federal, state, and local
regulations apply.
2. START/END
DATES:
The Instant Win Program begins at 12:01 a.m. Central
Time (CT) on 4/1/2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on 12/31/2025 or when all
Instant Win prizes have been awarded, whichever is earlier (“Instant Win
Period”). The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. CT on 4/1/2025 and ends at 11:59
p.m. CT on 12/31/2025 (“Sweepstakes Period”).
All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. CT on 12/31/2025 to be
eligible for the Sweepstakes drawings.
3. HOW TO ENTER
– Internet Entry:
To enter, scan the QR Code on applicable point-of-sale signage using your
mobile phone’s camera or directly visit www.Heineken.com/us/en/promos/saltshed.
Follow the on-screen entry instructions to participate in the Instant Win
promotion and be entered in the Sweepstakes drawings. Normal time rates, if any,
charged by Internet service provider will apply. All Internet entries must be
submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on 12/31/2025.
There is
a limit of one (1) registration per person regardless of method of entry. Once registered, returning visitors can login with their registered email
address to participate in the Instant Win promotion up to once per day.
By submitting an entry, entrants fully and
unconditionally agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor
and its appointed agents, which will be final and binding in all matters
relating to the Promotion. Any entry
submitted on behalf of another individual or using another individual’s
information, providing any incorrect, inaccurate, fake or false information
during registration, or attempting to submit more than the allowable number of
entries by using alternate names, emails, addresses, or other method shall
result in all such entries being disqualified.
Please note that there is a limit of one (1) prize per
individual, household, street address, and/or email address during any six (6)
month period across all HEINEKEN USA Inc. promotions, regardless of brand (Heineken,
Amstel, Dos Equis, Murphy’s, Newcastle, Red Stripe, Strongbow, Tecate, and
Tiger).
4. PRIZES:
All Promotion prize details are at Sponsor’s sole
discretion. Prizes to be awarded “as is” and any and all
warranties and/or guarantees (if any) shall be subject to the prize
manufacturer’s terms; therefore, winners agree to look solely to such
manufacturer(s) for any such warranty(s) and/or guarantee(s), if any. Any prize
depiction is for illustrative purposes only and shall not be relied upon. No
part of any prize includes any alcoholic beverages. Prizes are not
transferable or redeemable for cash. No substitutions of prizes by winners are
allowed, but Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or
greater value at its sole discretion.
·
NOTE: There is a
maximum of one (1) prize award per person, email address or household during
the entire Promotion Period, except that instant prize winners shall still be
eligible for the sweepstakes drawings.
·
If
eligible entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available for any
prize level or total number of prizes available for the entire Promotion, then the
associated prize awards shall not be awarded.
·
Sponsor
reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute any merchandise item
with an alternate merchandise item of approximate equal or greater value, based
upon availability.
(a)
Instant Win Prize (10):
ten (10)
Instant Win prizes will be available to be randomly awarded during the
Promotion Period. Each Instant Win prize consists of: one
(1) Heineken branded AirFly wireless
transmitter/receiver. Approximate retail
value (“ARV”) of each instant win prize: $50.
Total ARV of all available instant win prize awards: $500.
Instant win prize winners must accept delivery
of prize in the method as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Prize shall be shipped to the designated
winner residential address via USPS or other Sponsor designated shipping/mail
carrier, or as otherwise designated by Sponsor.
Allow approximately 8 – 12 weeks for delivery. Once shipped, prize shall be considered
awarded and fulfilled, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for any lost, late,
undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery or any incorrect shipping
address provided; and in the event of any delivery issues, prize award shall
not be replaced or substituted with any alternate prize award or
compensation. Winner shall look only to
designated shipper/carrier and not to Sponsor for any delivery issues.
(b)
First Prize (9): a total of nine (9) first
prizes will be awarded. Each first prize consists of: two (2) general admission
tickets to a show of the winner’s choice at The Salt Shed (1357 North Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60642) from
an available list of concerts/events as solely determined and designated by
Sponsor, based upon availability. ARV of
each first prize: $120 (actual ARV
shall be dependent upon selected concert).
Total ARV of all available first prize awards: $1,080.
(c)
Grand Prize (12): a total of twelve (12)
grand prizes will be awarded. Each grand prize consists of: two
(2) premium tickets to a show of
the winner’s choice at The Salt Shed (1357
North Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60642) from an available list of
concerts/events as solely determined and designated by Sponsor, based upon
availability, and one (1) $50 Uber.com gift card. Uber.com gift card subject to the terms and
conditions of Uber.com gift card policy.
ARV of each grand prize: $300 (actual
ARV shall be dependent upon selected concert). Total ARV of all available grand prize
awards: $3,600.
For all first prize and grand prize winners, available
concert date, time and seat locations shall be as solely determined and
designated by Sponsor, based upon availability. Prize does not include
transportation, accommodations, parking or any other costs or expenses
associated with prize redemption and use.
Any expenses or costs not expressly stated in the description of the
prize above, including, but not limited to, ground transportation, accommodations,
parking fees, meals, incidentals, or other expenses, are the sole
responsibility of winner and guest.
Winner’s guest must each be twenty-one (21)
years of age or older. Winner and guest
must abide by all venue policies. Tickets are subject to any applicable venue
limited capacity restrictions and other regulations, including COVID-19
vaccination or testing policy. Sponsor
and venue reserve the right to revoke full or partial prize from winner or
winner’s guest(s) who it and/or venue
personnel deem may, in their sole discretion, be intoxicated, be a safety risk,
have violated any venue policy or law, and/or may bring Sponsor or venue into
disrepute. Resale of tickets is prohibited.
No refund or compensation will be made in the
event of the cancellation or delay of any scheduled concert date or performance.
Actual concert date and time are
determined in the sole discretion of the venue, as applicable, and may be
subject to change. The terms and conditions of the tickets awarded as part of
the prize will govern in the event any concert date is not performed
or attendance is restricted or prohibited due to weather, pandemic, an Act of
God, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work stoppage, government
regulation or any other reason. Sponsor will not be responsible for any concert
date or performance delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation due to weather,
pandemic, Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage,
government regulation or any other event that may cause the cancellation or
postponement of a concert date or performance.
First prize
and grand prize award shall be delivered to winner only to the registered residential
address, email address or mobile phone number (for mobile/digital tickets) as provided
at the time of entry and winner notification, or as otherwise designated by
Sponsor (i.e. Will Call box office). Winner
is solely responsible for any required software application for access to
mobile or digital ticket delivery. Once delivered, prize shall be considered
delivered to winner and Sponsor shall have no responsibility for any delivery
that is delayed, damaged, lost, misdelivered, not received or stolen.
All expenses and travel costs incurred as
a result of seeking or winning a prize are the sole responsibility of
winner.
All federal, state, and
local taxes, fees, and surcharges on any prize are the sole responsibility of
winner of the prize.
5. ODDS OF WINNING:
(a) Instant Win
Odds of
winning an Instant Win prize are dependent on the number of eligible Instant Win
entries received divided by the number of prizes available.
(c) Sweepstakes
Odds of
winning a prize in the Sweepstakes drawings are dependent on the total number
of eligible entries received as of the date and time of each drawing as outlined
below.
6. WINNER SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND
VERIFICATION:
(a) Instant Win
Participants
in the online Instant Win game who receive an on-screen confirmation message
will be determined as a potential Instant Win prize winner. Potential Instant Win prize winners will be
selected at random. If you are a potential Instant Win prize winner, you will
receive an on-screen message stating that you have won an Instant Win prize
along with a unique prize claim code. (If
you have not received the on-screen confirmation message, along with a unique
prize claim code, then you are not an instant winner.)
You will
then be sent a prize claim form via email with instructions on how to claim
your prize. Allow 2 – 4 weeks for
processing and delivery of prize claim form.
Please note that you are not officially a winner until your eligibility
has been verified and you have fully complied with these Official Rules. Limit
one (1) Instant Win prize per person or household.
Potential
Instant Win prize winners will be required to sign and return, where legal, a
Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within two (2) days
of notification that he/she is a potential winner. No potential winner will be
an official winner until any required paperwork has been returned and
eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor. If any potential winner
fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to submit required
documentation within the designated time period, he/she will be automatically disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate
winner.
(b) Sweepstakes
Potential first
prize winners in the Sweepstakes
portion of the Promotion will be selected in a series of random drawings
from among all eligible entries received as of the date and time of each drawing,
to be held on or about 5/1/2026, 6/2/2025, 7/1/2025, 8/1/2025, 9/2/2025,
10/1/2025, 11/3/2025, 12/1/2025 and 1/6/2026, to select a total of nine (9)
potential first prize winners (one per drawing date).
Potential grand
prize winners in the Sweepstakes
portion of the Promotion will be selected in a series of random drawings
from among all eligible entries received as of the date and time of each drawing,
to be held on or about 4/15/2025, 4/29/2025, 5/13/2025, 5/27/2025, 6/10/2025
and 6/17/2025, to select a total of twelve (12) potential grand prize winners (two
per drawing date).
Drawings
will be conducted by Sponsor or its appointed agent, and all decisions are
final. Potential winners will be contacted by telephone and/or email. If any
potential winner cannot be reached within twenty-four (24) hours of first
notification attempt, if any prize or prize notification is returned as
undeliverable, if any potential winner rejects his/her prize, or in the event
of noncompliance with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from
among all remaining eligible entries. Upon forfeiture of any prize, no
compensation will be given.
Each
potential prize winner will be required to sign and return, where legal, an
Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within one (1) day of receipt
and notification that he/she is a potential winner. No potential winner will be
an official winner until his/her Affidavit of Eligibility and
Liability/Publicity Release or Declaration of Eligibility and
Liability/Publicity Release has been returned and
eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor. If any potential winner
fails to comply with these Official Rules and/or to submit the required
documentation within the designated time period, he/she will be automatically disqualified and the prize may be awarded to an alternate
winner.
7. LICENSE AND RELEASE:
By participating and/or accepting a prize, entrants and
winners acknowledge and agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Sponsor’s
advertising and promotional agencies, and their respective parent companies,
subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors,
assigns, employees, officers, and directors (“Released Parties”) from any and
all liability for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost, or expense whatsoever,
including, without limitation, property damage, personal injury, and/or death
that may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation
in the Sweepstakes, or participation in, possession, acceptance, and/or use or
misuse of any prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity,
including, but not limited to, any claims based on publicity rights, defamation
or invasion of privacy, and merchandise delivery. Sponsor shall not be
responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions, substitutions, or
omissions whatsoever by any other persons providing any services to winner,
including any results thereof, such as changes in services or location
necessitated by same. Sponsor is not responsible if any part of a Sweepstakes
prize cannot be awarded due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters,
weather, or acts of terrorism. Sponsor shall not be liable for any loss or
damage to personal belongings. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules
or who attempt to interfere with this Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified.
There is no purchase required to participate in the Sweepstakes or to win any
prize in the Sweepstakes. A purchase does not increase odds of winning.
8. ADDITIONAL TERMS:
Sponsor
reserves the right to alter, suspend, or terminate the Promotion at any time
and with or without notice if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, the integrity of the
Promotion becomes or is likely to become compromised in any way. In the event
the Promotion is terminated prematurely, all eligible entries received prior to
the Promotion termination or suspension date will be included in the next prize
drawing. No automated devices, bots, and/or other programs and/or software are
permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and
will not be acknowledged or returned. Delivery of a prize will require a residential
street address located within the state of Illinois. Sponsor is not responsible for late, incomplete, invalid,
unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted, or garbled entries, which
will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind, whether mechanical, human,
or electronic. Only fully completed entries are eligible. Proof of submission
will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
In case of a dispute as to the identity of any Internet
entrant, an entry made by Internet will be deemed made by the authorized
account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The
“authorized account holder” is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an
email address by an Internet access provider, service provider, or other online
organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be requested
to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized
account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.
If for any reason the Promotion is not capable of running
as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, automated entries, fraud, technical failure, human
error, or any other cause beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupts or affects
the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the
Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify
any individual who tampers with the entry process and to cancel, terminate,
modify, or suspend the Promotion. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any
error, omission, interruption, telephone or other communications malfunctions,
deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line
failure, or theft or destruction of, unauthorized access to, or alteration of
entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions
of any telephone networks or lines, computer online systems, servers, or
providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be
received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on
the Internet or at any website, any combination thereof, or otherwise,
including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer
related to, or resulting from, participation or downloading of any materials in
the Promotion.
Sponsor and its agents are not responsible for printing, distribution,
or production errors and may, in their sole discretion, rescind, cancel,
suspend, modify, or revoke this Promotion based upon any such error without
liability. If by reason of a printing,
computer, or other error more prizes are awarded in a prize category than the
number set forth in these Official Rules, all persons purportedly making valid
claims will be included in a random drawing to award the advertised number of
prizes available. In no case will more than the advertised number of prizes be
awarded. Antifraud detection devices may be used for verification purposes. In
the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other
statements contained in any Promotion materials and the terms and conditions of
the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
Sponsor’s failure to
enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that
provision. Headings are solely for convenience and will not be deemed to affect
in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any provision hereof.
Caution: Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or
undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of
criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves
the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest
extent permitted by law.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE
RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY
KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ENTRANT’S ACCESS TO, AND USE OF, THE WEBSITES AND/OR
THIS PROMOTION, OR ENTRANT’S DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL
DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROMOTION.
9. DISPUTES AND GOVERNING
LAW:
The parties
waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection
with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the Promotion. Any
controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, these Official Rules
and/or the Promotion shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with
the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any
such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis and shall
not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any
other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in New York City, New York.
THESE OFFICIAL
RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS
CONFLICTS OF LAWS AND RULES. For any matters that are not subject to
arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the
entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these
Official Rules and/or the Promotion, the parties irrevocably submit and consent
to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located
in or closest to New York City, New York. The parties agree not to raise the
defense of forum non conveniens.
10. USE OF DATA:
Sponsor will
be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its
Privacy & Cookie Policy. Please review Sponsor’s Privacy & Cookie Policy
at https://heinekenusa.com/privacy-policy/. By participating in the Promotion, entrant hereby agrees to Sponsor’s
collection and usage of his/her personal information and acknowledges that
he/she has read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy & Cookie Policy.
11. LIST OF WINNERS:
To obtain a list of winners, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope, with sufficient postage, to Winners List, Heineken
Silver Salt Shed Chicago Promotion, P.O. Box 248, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All
requests for a list of winners must be postmarked by 2/28/2026 and received by 3/15/2026.
12. SPONSOR: HEINEKEN USA Inc., White Plains, NY.
©2025 HEINEKEN® Silver Lager
Beer and HEINEKEN® 0.0 Alcohol Free Malt Beverage. Brewed in Holland. Imported
by HEINEKEN USA, White Plains, NY.
The
Salt Shed, is not a sponsor of the Sweepstakes, and is in no way responsible
for the administration of the Sweepstakes, the verification of winners or the
fulfillment of prizing. All inquiries
regarding the Sweepstakes should be direct to Sponsor or Sweepstakes
administrator, Million Dollar Media.